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Metcalfe, Canard Podium in Atlanta
Sometimes a week can make all the difference in the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series.

GEICO Powersports/AMSOIL/Honda riders Trey Canard and Brett Metcalfe turned bad luck in Indianapolis into podium finishes Saturday night in Atlanta in front of a jam-packed house at the Georgia Dome.

Canard, racing in the series' top division for Honda for just the second time, took advantage of a strong start and other competitors' mistakes to finish second. Metcalfe, who crashed in practice in Indy before rallying for a fifth place finish, remained patient during a wild Supercross Lites East race and finished in third.

"It was a good week," said Canard, who was involved in three accidents last weekend in Indy. "I feel like I made some good improvements and it paid off. Right now I'm just kind of speechless with the whole thing."

Team AMSOIL rider Kevin Windham ran into trouble in the main event after starting the day on such a high note. Windham was the No. 1 qualifier and won his heat race. But on the third lap, Windham veered off-track and fell off his bike. He fell to last place but would rally to finish 14th on the day.

In the Lites race, Metcalfe and teammate Justin Barcia were key players in a wild race where they used polar opposite strategies. Barcia was an aggressor and Metcalfe took a more patient strategy.

Both started in the top five, but Barcia rushed to the front and challenged for the lead. Unfortunately he made an error heading into one of the tracks sharp corners and fell off his bike. With just three laps left, he ran out of time to atone for his misstep.

Metcalfe took advantage of Barcia and others' mistakes and moved up the standings and into third.

"This race reminded me of another race that was just as strange," Metcalfe said. "That race was about being patient, so I knew tonight to be very patient.

Barcia (bar-sha) was undaunted despite seeing victory slip through his fingers.

"I had the bike to win tonight that's for sure," said Barcia, who finished 17th. "The team made a great adjustment right before the race that really helped my ride. I made a rookie mistake, but I learned so much tonight. I'm going to work extra hard this week and be ready to go."

The Montster Energy AMA Supercross Series next heads to the world center of speed, Daytona International Speedway on March 6. AMSOIL is the Official Oil of Daytona Bike Week, which started this past weekend.

Until then, we'll see you at the races.


Wanderscheid Sweeps Another Weekend
Team AMSOIL oval ice racer PJ Wanderscheid continued his dominance last weekend at the Oval Racers Alliance event in Grey Eagle, Minn.

On Saturday, Wanderscheid piloted his AMSOIL/Arctic Cat to first and second place finishes in the Pro 600 qualifiers. In the 12-lap final, Wanderscheid left the starting line from the pole position and battled with Gary Moyle for the entire race before finishing in second.

In Champ 440 action on Sunday, Wanderscheid swept all three rounds of qualifying and was the number one qualifier for the final. On the start of the 12-lap final, Wanderscheid battled for second down the backstretch and passed the leader on the second lap for the lead. He extended his lead to over eight seconds for the win.

"Our champ ride is absolutely amazing and we have really got things working well with the sled," said Wanderscheid.

Wanderscheid will be racing in Garrison, Minn. next weekend for the last race of the 2010 ORA race schedule.

Until then, we'll see you at the races.


Lovell Second at King of the Hammers
More than 20,000 off road enthusiasts lined the 2010 King of the Hammers race this past weekend as Team AMSOIL driver Brad Lovell pushed his AMSOIL/Ford Ranger to a second place finish at the popular winter event.

The King of the Hammers has quickly become THE rock race and over the past three months, Brad and brother Roger Lovell have spent all their time and money gambling for a win. The goal of the #232 AMSOIL Ranger was to get it through the 135 miles of the roughest off road race ever run. With navigator Bill Kumz by his side, Lovell darted around competitors through boulder and rock trails. By race mile 23, they had already passed 63 trucks.

With two rock trails down, they pulled into the Torchmate pit at RM 55 for fuel and a quick inspection. Entering the most remote stretches, Bill noticed the transmission heat climbing to 260 degrees. but the team put their faith in the Art Carr transmission and synthetic fluid from AMSOIL and pushed on.

The team entered Race Marker 104 in fifth position with the roughest parts of the track ahead. As they crested a gigantic sand dune, thousands of spectators came into view and they knew they had reached the terrain that makes the race famous. Miles of horrific boulders went by until they reached the epicenter of it all – the plaque at Sledgehammer. John Reynolds, the physical leader, got to it first and winched his truck through. Lovell followed his lead but a strap got wedged and it took forever to free it. Reynolds was out of sight but the AMSOIL team stayed focused. Once back in the truck, Lovell noticed the steering fading. With 26 miles to go, it was not what they needed to see.

Misfortune had struck Reynolds as well as he had rolled in the rocks. He was the 87th pass for the AMSOIL truck. Now determined to finish, Lovell put all his strength into the wheel and found it slow but possible to move through the desert. The biggest problem was the last rock trail called Spooners. They stuffed the AMSOIL Ford into the rocks and while it was uncontrollable and they almost rolled twice, they made it through unscathed. Kunz was spent from spotting Lovell down the rocks. As he belted back in, the duo entered the final desert stretch. The last eight miles were long and Lovell's strength was fading. Finally, they saw the checkered flag and the celebration ensued. Nobody was sure who had won. After the numbers were run and KOH official Jeff Knoll pulled two nervous teams aside. In the end, Loren Healy won after a well executed race but just 28 seconds.

Lovell Racing will have a couple months off to construct the new V8 powered AMSOIL Pro-Light for the Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL.

Until then, we'll see you at the races.


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